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Technology Lessons 4 Teachers monthly newsletters over different applications that can be helpful to use in the classroom.


Top 10 Sites


  • Primary (PreK-5) -
    • A Maths Dictionary for Kids, Blabberize, ClassTools: BrainyBox, Incredibox, KidRex, ReadWriteThink: Student Interactives, Silk, WatchKnowLearn, Wonderville, Youngzine

  • Primary (PreK-5) Language Arts -
    • ABCYa.com - Animate, Alphabet Organizer, Leading to Read, Letter Generator, Poetry Idea Engine, Spell with flickr, Storyline Online, Teach Your Monster To Read 2 - Fun With Words, The Art of Storytelling, Trapped! Punctuation

  • Primary (PreK-5) Math -
    • Bedtime Math, Cool Math 4 Kids, Estimation 180, Everyday Mathematics - eToolkit, HOODA MATH, Multiplication.com, Sheppard Software, Thinking Blocks, Visual Fractions, Yummy Math

  • Primary (PreK-5) Science -
    • 3 Roller Coaster Creators - Coaster Creator, Sum of all Thrills, Roller-Coaster Designer, Big Huge Labs - Trading Card, Brainpop Jr. - Gameup, Explore, Harness the Power of Wind, Molecularium, Ocean Track, Simple Machines, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Trip, Snapshot Serengeti

  • Primary (PreK-5) Social Studies -
    • Community Club, Google World Wonders Project, Historic Places, If You Were President, Interactive Historical Thinking Poster, National Geographic Education, Secret Millionaire Club, Scribble States, World Geography Games

  • Early Childhood -
    • Center on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, Duckie Deck, Internet4Classrooms, PBS Kids, PreKinders, Priory Woods Resources, Smart Apps for Kids, Starfall, Steve Spangler Science, We Give Books

  • Elementary -
    • Arcademic Skill Builders, Google Docs, Kerpoof Studio, Smart Apps for Kids, Starfall, StudyJams, Sumdog, Teach Your Monster to Read, We Give Books, Wordle

  • Secondary (6-12) -
    • 101questions, Autodesk 123D, ClassTools: Fakebook, Crash Course!, Gooru, PicLits, Project Noah, Soundation, This Exquisite Forest, Timelines.tv

  • Secondary (6-12) Language Arts -
    • Awesome Stories, DebateGraph, Duolingo, Hemingway, inklewriter, National Novel Writing Month - Young Writers Program, oneword, Rewordify.com, StoryToolz, SummarizeThis


  • Secondary (6-12) Science -
    • 3D Toad, Discovery Channel - Curiosity, Everest: Rivers of Ice, instaGrok, Learn Chemistry, Minute Physics, SciShow, State of Flux, The Why Files, Thingdom

  • Secondary (6-12) Social Studies -
    • Address America, CNN Student News, Endangered Languages Project, GeoGuessr & GeoSettr, Google Cultural Institute, HipHughes History, Historical Dictionary, iCivics, InfuseLearning, myHistro

  • Middle School -
    • Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners, Educational Technology & Mobile Learning, Edudemic, Free Technology for Teachers, Kathy Schrock: Infographics as a Creative Assessment, Kathy Schrock's Home Page, Kleinspiration, Pixlr, TeachHUB: 100+ Google Tricks for Teachers, ThingLink

  • High School -
    • Google Art Project, Google Trends, Historypin, How to Smile, Infographic Creators, lettrs, Library of Congress, The Kids Should See This, The National Archives: Docs Teach, WorldCat

  • SPED Learners -
    • Autism Inspiration, Bookshare, Focused Learning Solutions, Glogster EDU, Jill Kuzma's SLP Social & Emotional Skill Sharing Site, OCALI, Pinterest, Playing With Words 365, Therapy Fun Zone, Wolfram Alpha

  • Speech & Language Therapy -
    • ABCya.com, Auditory Bombardment, Funbrain - Mad Libs Junior, GameGoo, GeekSLP, LEGO Comic Creator, Lessonpix - Clipart, Make Beliefs Comix, Speech Gadget, Sublime Speech


Top 10 Apps


  • Primary (PreK-5) Language Arts -
    • ABC Phonics Animals Writing, Endless Reader, Little Matchups ABC, Shadow Puppet, Sight Words Ninja, SparkleFish, The Opposites, Toontastic, Word Clouds by ABCYa.com, Writing Prompts for Kids

  • Primary (PreK-5) Math -
    • Interactive Telling Time, Oh No Fractions!, Measure Length - Tiny Chicken, Meerkat Math, Motion Math: Wings, Slice It!, Sushi Monster, Telling Time Quiz, Toy Store Delivery Truck, VersaMate

  • Primary (PreK-5) Science -
    • Cargo-bot, Creatures of Light, Eat-And-Move-O-Matic, Galaxies by Kids Discover, GrowthCam, Happy Little Farmer, Painting with Time, Pettson's Inventions 1, Smash Your Food, WWF Together

  • Primary (PreK-5) Social Studies -
    • Aliens Abducted, Counting Around the World, Fingerprint: Whole Wide World, National Geographic Today, News-O-Matic, One Globe Kids, Presidents vs. Aliens, Stack the States, Touchable Earth, What is My Job?

  • Early Childhood -
    • iWriteWords, Injini - Child Development Game Suite, Little Puzzles Toys, Puppet Pals HD, Match Blitz, Monkey Preschool Lunchbox, LetterSchool, Alien Buddies - Preschool Learning Activites, Story Fun - Children"s Stories - Narrated & Animated, Apps by Duck Duck Moose

  • Elementary -
    • Fotobabble, BeFunky, i-Nigma QR Code Reader, Animoto, Story Creator, Math Bingo, SpellingCity, Puppet Pals Pocket, iWriteWords, Love to Count by Pirate Trio

  • Secondary (6-12) Language Arts -
    • A Novel Idea, Classical Contraption, Flowboard, Haiku Deck, Peer Edit, Presentation Timer+, Spelling Notebook, Swipespeare - Modern Shakespeare, Winning Words - Synonym, Antonym, Homophone Match, Writing Prompts

  • Secondary (6-12) Math -
    • 5 Dice: Order of Operations Game, Algebra Touch, BallparkIt, Fraction Calculator Plus, Geoboard, iCrosss, Meta Calculator, Quick Math+, Solve, Virtual Manipulatives!

  • Secondary (6-12) Science -
    • Build a Body, Elements - periodic Table Element Quiz, Essential Skeleton, Exoplanet, NASA Earth as Art, Project Noah, SimplePhysics, Skitch, Solve the Outbreak, Visual Anatomy

  • Secondary (6-12) Social Studies -
    • Civic Quotes, EarthViewer, Fotopedia Heritage, inClass, Interactive Graph of a Competitive Market, Pocket Law Firm, Show of Hands, Smithsonian Channel, Stats of the Union, Timeline Eons

  • Middle School -
    • Language Central for Science (Earth, Life, Physical), Bookworm, TinkerBox, Stack the States, Presidents vs. Aliens, Factor Samurai, Number Line, Angry Birds, Leafsnap, Math Quizzer

  • High School -
    • YALSA's Teen Book Finder, Google Drive, Khan Academy, Remind 101, Database Apps (AccessMyLibrary-School Edition), Today's Document, Fotopedia (suite), EasyBib, Snapguide, The Warhol: D.I.Y. POP

  • SPED Learners -
    • ABA Apps from Kindergarten.com, Autismate, My First AAC, See.Touch.Learn Pro, VisTimerFree, Articulation Station, Story Creator, Hidden Curriculum for Kids, ASL Dictionary, ConversationBuilderTeen

  • Speech & Language Therapy -
    • Clicker Docs, Cookie Next Door - Rainy days, Enchanted Dictionary 7-12th Grade, Endless Alphabet, Little Finder, Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe Interactive Game, SentenceBuilderTeen, Toontasic, Touch the Sound, Videolicious


2013-2014 Primary Edition

Issue 27, Vol. 1, Apr 2014 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Down For Everyone Or Just Me?
    • e-Learning for kids
    • Seussville
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Bitsboard
    • ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard
    • Slide & Spin
  • Do You Google?
    • Add 450+ Fonts
  • SPED Learners
    • ESU 4 Special Education

Issue 26, Vol. 1, Mar 2014 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Cookie
    • Math Live
  • Let's Get App-y
    • BooksApp2
    • Endless Reader
  • Do You Google?
    • Image Commenting Option
  • SPED Learners
    • Kids Can Dream Social Stories

Issue 25, Vol. 1, Feb 2014 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • GoNoodle
    • Story Starters
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Tell About This
    • Write About This
  • Do You Google?
    • Desktop Notification
  • SPED Learners
    • Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tools (app)

Issue 24, Vol. 1, Jan 2014 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Raz-Kids
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Sesame Street Family Play
    • Sesame Street for Military Families
    • Social Stories Creator & Library for Preschool, Autism & Special Needs
    • Tellagami
  • Do You Google?
    • Gmail Notifiers - Google Notifier, Checker Plus for Gmail, MailTab for Gmail
  • SPED Learners
    • Do2Learn

Issue 23, Vol. 1, Nov 2013 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Features Application
    • Smart Mailboxes
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • AppSaga
    • Wonderopolis
  • Let's Get App-y
    • AlphaTots
    • Playback
  • Do You Google?
    • Google Docs Research Tool
  • SPED Learners
    • Model Me Going 2 Places (app)

Issue 22, Vol. 1, Oct 2013 - Primary Edition (PreK-5) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • TodaysMeet
    • What to do with Blocked Pages
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Cut the Buttons
    • Fotobabble
    • Puppet Workshop
  • Do You Google?
    • Calendars
  • SPED Learners
    • I Know (app)


2013-2014 Secondary Edition


Issue 27, Vol. 2, Apr 2014 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Down For Everyone Or Just Me?
    • GeoGussr
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Kindle
    • Stop Motion Studio
  • Do You Google?
    • Add 450+ Fonts
  • SPED Learners
    • ESU 4 Special Education

Issue 26, Vol. 2, Mar 2014 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Flippity.net
    • Hemingway
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Goodreads
    • Pixlr Express
  • Do You Google?
    • Image Commenting Option
  • SPED Learners
    • Kids Can Dream Social Stories

Issue 25, Vol. 2, Feb 2014 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • PicMonkey
    • Sick Science!
  • Let's Get App-y
    • AudioNotes
    • Side by Side
  • Do You Google?
    • Desktop Notification
  • SPED Learners
    • Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tools (app)

Issue 24, Vol. 2, Jan 2014 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Connected Classrooms
    • Newsela
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Blueprint 3D
    • Quizlet
  • Do You Google?
    • Gmail Notifiers - Google Notifier, Checker Plus for Gmail, MailTab for Gmail
  • SPED Learners
    • Do2Learn

Issue 23, Vol. 2, Nov 2013 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -

  • Feature Application
    • Smart Mailboxes
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • AppSaga
    • WebCHECK
  • Let's Get App-y
    • Google Drive
    • Poems By Heart
  • Do You Google?
    • Google Docs Research Tool
  • SPED Learners
    • Blio (app)

Issue 22, Vol. 2, Oct 2013 - Secondary Edition (6-12) -
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • NBC Learn
    • What to do with Blocked Pages
  • Let's Get App-y
    • National Geographic World Atlas
    • Socrative
  • Do You Google?
    • Calendars
  • SPED Learners
    • I Know (app)


2012-2013



  • Featured Application - Interactive Artwork Sites: Silk & This Exquisite Forest
  • ALL Learners
    • Early Childhood - LetterSchool (app)
    • SPED - Little Puzzles Toys (app)
  • Elementary - InfuseLearning
  • Middle School - Inbox with Google Docs
  • High School - Wikipedia Book Creator
  • iPod Apps
    • Elementary - K12 Money
    • Middle School - Bookworm
    • High School - VoiceThread
  • ActivInspire Lesson - Object Browser
  • Guest Teacher Post
    • Combing Technology & Community Service
    • StudyJams


  • Featured Application - ClassTools: BrainyBox & Fakebook
  • ALL Learners
    • Early Childhood - Scholastic (app)
    • SPED - Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim (app)
  • Elementary - A+ Click
  • Middle School - neoK12
  • High School - Digital Vaults
  • iPod Apps
    • Elementary - pixntell
    • Middle School - MyScript Calculator
    • High School - Storyrobe
  • ActivInspire Lesson - Desktop Tools & Organizing Resources
  • Guest Teacher Posts
    • 3rd Graders Win International Video Contest on Next Vista for Learning
    • TenMarks


  • Featured Application - 6 Great Photo Editing Tools: Part 2 - BeFunky, Pixlr, & Ribbet!
  • ALL Learners
    • Early Childhood - Smart Apps for Kids
    • SPED - DialSafe Pro (app)
  • Elementary - Treefrog Treasure
  • Middle School - Bloomin' Apps
  • High School - Teacher Guest Post - ActivExpressions
  • Websites 2 Check Out
    • Music - Perfect Pitch
    • Productivity - Hello Sign
  • iPod Apps
    • Elementary - Puppet Pals Pocket
    • Middle School - The Weather Channel
    • High School - The Grading Game
  • ActivInspire Lesson - Desktop Annotate & Set Background
  • Guest Teacher Post - HS Music - Band Directors of Nebraska Podcast


  • Featured Application - 6 Great Photo Editing Tools: Part 1 - BigHugeLabs, FotoFlexer, & Photoshop Express Editor
  • ALL Learners - App Lists & Resources
    • Early Childhood - Appolicious, The Online Mom, & Best Apps for Kids
    • SPED - Edudemic, Apps For Children with Special Needs, Educational Technology & Mobile Learning, & Geek SLP
  • Elementary - Cube Creator
  • Middle School - Google Drive Graphic Library
  • High School - Teacher Guest Post - ActivExpressions for Opening Activities
  • Websites 2 Check Out - 2 Educational YouTube Channels
    • Crash Course!
    • C.G.P. Grey Explains
  • iPod Apps
    • Elementary - BrainPOP Featured Movie
    • Middle School - Language Central for Science Physical Science
    • High School - Mobile Mouse
  • ActivInspire Lesson - Page Extender & Drag & Drop
  • Guest Teacher Post - SPED - Noodle Words (app)

    • Featured Application - TL4T Links & Articles
    • ALL Learners
      • Early Childhood - Let's Explore some Pre-Math Apps - Alien Buddies, Candy Count, & Play 123
      • SPED - ABA Problem Solving Game & other ABA Apps from Kindergarten.com
    • Elementary - Animoto for Education
    • Middle School - Infographics
    • High School - Teacher Guest Post - GarageBand
    • Websites 2 Check Out
      • Preschool - Building Language for Literacy
      • Teacher Tools - Interactive Whiteboard Activities
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - BeFunky
      • Middle School - Language Central for Science Life Science Edition
      • High School - Shakespeare
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Page Turn Effects
    • Guest Teacher Post - SPED - Make Dice (app)

    • Feature App​ - 6 Great Music Creation Tools: Part 2 - font de music, UJAM, beatlab
    • ALL Learners
      • Preschool - Intro to Keyboarding Skills
      • SPED - Autism Internet Modules
    • Elementary - Sites for MAP Practice
    • Middle School - Creating Surveys in Google Docs
    • High School - Letter Writing Resources: Letters of Note, lettrs
    • Websites 2 Check Out - PEEP & the Big Wide World, ElectroCity
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - iWriteWords
      • Middle School - Language Central for Science Earth Science Edition
      • ​High School​ - YALSA's Teen Book Finder
    • ActivInspire Lesson - User Define Buttons

    • Feature App - 6 Great Music Creation Tools: Part 1 - Incredibox, Soundation, Isle of Tune
    • ALL Learners
      • Preschool Apps - Timmy's Preschool Adventures, Toca Kitchen Monsters
      • SPED Apps - Autism Apps, Catalyst Client
    • Elementary - Discovery Education
    • Middle School - Free Technology for Teachers,
    • High School - Let's Get APP-y
    • Websites 2 Check Out - Alphabetimals, Volcano Explorer
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - StoryLines for Schools
      • Middle School - HISTORY Here
      • High School - Poem Flow
    • ActivInspire Lesson - More Tools


2011-2012


    • Feature App - Blabberize
    • ALL Learners App - Feed Me!
    • Elementary - Fodey Newspaper Headline Generator
    • Middle School - ThinkBinder
    • High School - Flocabulary
    • Website 2 Check Out - GAMEUP
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Math Kingdom
      • Middle School - Mad Libs
      • High School - Algebra
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Page Zoom

    • Feature App - Prezi
    • ALL Learners App - Monster Mouth DDS
    • Elementary - Sumdog
    • Middle School - iPhoto (software)
    • High School - Lit2Go
    • Websites 2 Check Out - My Fake Wall, Historical Facebook Template
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - iChoose
      • Middle School - LeafSnap
      • High School - WebMD
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Revealer & Spotlight

    • Feature App - Educational Search Engines - SweetSearch, Boolify, Quintura Kids
    • ALL Learners - Priory Woods Resources
    • Elementary - Apps 4 Teachers & Students
    • Middle School - iMovie (software)
    • ​High School​ - Figment
    • Website 2 Check Out - Neave Interactive
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Fractions
      • Middle School - WordSearch
      • High School - Elements
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Dual User

    • Feature App - Wikipedia in Education
    • ALL Learners​ - Reading Bear
    • Elementary - QR Codes & Tools
    • Middle School - iMovie (software)
    • High School - YouTube EDU
    • Website 2 Check Out - WikiTrust
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Graphs
      • Middle School - Planets
      • High School - Fotopedia Wild Friends
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Finding Resources

    • Feature App - Animoto
    • ALL Learners - Wolfram Alpha
    • Elementary - WatchKnowLearn
    • Middle School - Zamzar
    • High School - Remind 101
    • Website 2 Check Out - Magnetic Poetry
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Timed Reading Practice
      • Middle School - Number Line
      • High School - 3D Brain
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Grid Designer

    • Feature App - 2 Ways to Explore Information - The Full Wiki, WikiMindMap
    • ALL Learners - Browser Books
    • Elementary - Storybird
    • Middle School - bubbl.us
    • High School - ThanksForTeaching.us
    • Website 2 Check Out - Apture
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - MathBlaster
      • Middle School - Stack the States
      • High School - Elements Matching Free
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Background Color

    • Feature App - Word Tamer
    • ALL Learners - NaturalReader
    • Elementary - Kidblog
    • Middle School - TeachHUB
    • High School - The Kid Should See This
    • Website 2 Check Out - Clker
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Spelling Cat
      • Middle School - TinkerBox
      • High School - Free Graphing Calculator
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Adding Translucency


2010-2011


    • Feature App - ConnectABILITY
    • Elementary - Qwiki
    • Middle School - Comic Life (software)
    • Website 2 Check Out - Information Literacy Binder
    • High School - Poetry iPod Apps - RhymeNow Free, Poetry, Poem Flow
    • ActivInspire Lesson - The Shape Tool

    • Feature App - TED Talks
    • Elementary - Little Bird Tales
    • Middle School - Word Cloud Generators - Wordle, Tagxedo
    • High School - Khan Academy
    • Websites 2 Check Out - Grammaropolis, Skype in the Classroom
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Text Tool

    • Feature App - SnagLearning
    • Elementary - iPod App - Puppet Pals Pocket
    • Middle School - Google for Educators
    • High School - PaperRater
    • Website 2 Check Out - Flocabulary
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Design Mode

    • Feature App - Online Bookmarking Tools - LiveBinders, Weblist, Symbaloo EDU
    • Elementary - Grolier Online, netTrekker
    • Middle School - Podcasting with GarageBand (software)
    • High School​ - Common Craft
    • Website 2 Check Out - Twurdy
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Marquee Handle

    • Feature App - Glogster EDU
    • Elementary - Character Scrapbook
    • Middle School - GarageBand (software)
    • High School - Library Hub!
    • Website 2 Check Out - Online Egg Timer
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Annotations & Eraser

    • Feature App - Storybird
    • Elementary - KerPoof
    • Middle School - Gaggle Ideas
    • High School - World Book Online
    • Websites 2 Check Out - Dropbox, DROPitTOme
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Layers

    • Feature App - Go!Animate, Domo Animate
    • Elementary - Animation-ish (software)
    • Middle School - Gaggle
    • High School - ​iPod Apps​ - Cosmic Discoveries, Spanish Tutor 24/7
    • Website 2 Check Out​ - Jeopardy Labs
    • ActivInspire Lesson - Using Profiles


Summer Book of Ideas


    • Feature Apps - 3 Places for Online Talking Storybooks, APPitic, Blommin' Guides, ClassTools
    • ALL Learners - Bookshare, iPod App - Dragon Dictation, Spelling City, Twurdy
    • ​Elementary - Document Camera Ideas, KerPoof, Mathwire, QR Code Classroom Ideas
    • Middle School - Gaggle, Pixlr, Sharing a Google Doc, ThingLink
    • High School - The Learning Network, PicLits, Read-Alike Websites, Stay Tuned...
    • Websites 2 Check Out - DoodleBuzz, Logotype Maker, Technology Integration Matrix, Zoom.it
    • iPod Apps
      • Elementary - Grammar Jammers, Love to Count by Pirate Trio, Miss Spell's Class, Subtracting Sardines
      • Middle School - Channel One News, Factor Samurai, Flashcards+, Presidents vs. Aliens
      • High School- Google Translate, Musée du Lourve, Today's Document, Vocabology
    • ActivInspire Lessons - Drag-a-Copy, Miscellaneous Tools, Camera Caption, Math Tools

    • Feature Apps - Blabberize, Go!Animate 4 Schools, Popplet, SpicyNodes
    • Elementary - Kids' Zone, Study Jams, Zimmer Twins, List of iPod Apps
    • Middle School - GIMP, lino, Photo Booth, List of iPod Apps
    • ​High School - Art Project, Google Maps, Google SketchUp, List of iPod Apps
    • Websites 2 Check Out - bitly, Flubaroo, Space Sites, Random Name Selector
    • ActivInspire - The Fill Tool, Rub & Reveal, Translucent Revealer, Page, Resource, & Notes Browsers


Last Updated - February 2014